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Sn0_Man
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
Tebellong44238 Posts
April 28 2015 16:13 GMT
#30481
On April 29 2015 01:13 Plansix wrote:
The best part of the patch is people theory crafting spell vamp builds and totally forgetting that the item costs over 5K gold and is a pretty bad first item.

There are worse first items than complete mana solutions (for most heroes) with 400 hp tacked on but w/e
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SpiritoftheTunA
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States20903 Posts
April 28 2015 16:15 GMT
#30482
great team logo or greatest team logo?

+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]


that item is still a worse mana solution than bloodstone for the heroes that arguably want it most, lesh and timber
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BluemoonSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
SoCal8933 Posts
April 28 2015 16:17 GMT
#30483
ya i mean the soulbooster really isn't horrible for a support because really all they need is survivability.

if you look at supports like AA right now who go midas -> agha, whats to stop other supports with strong natural skillsets that only need levels from doing the same thing except going for octarine core instead. its only 1.5kish more gold so it'll take a little longer than the agha but would it be worth it? maybe.

just thinking about the possibilities here no flamerino pls
LiquidDota Staff@BluemoonGG_
SpiritoftheTunA
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States20903 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-28 16:20:11
April 28 2015 16:18 GMT
#30484
there's no way AA wants that item more than aghs; how would spell vamp make him more useful in fights anyway?

it has to be heroes with extended DPS that can survive initial bursts in fights in the first place, which some heroes probably couldn't do even with a soul booster's worth of HP (might be nice on core skywrath but core skywrath is so volatile/snowball dependent lol)
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Sn0_Man
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
Tebellong44238 Posts
April 28 2015 16:18 GMT
#30485
well
aa aghs is like good
whereas
(insert hero here) octarine sucks dick
where (insert hero here) is like 80% of supports.
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SKC
Profile Joined October 2010
Brazil18828 Posts
April 28 2015 16:19 GMT
#30486
People bought old Aghanims when it had a similar but even more expensive cost, did far less and money was harder to come by.
BluemoonSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
SoCal8933 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-28 16:20:14
April 28 2015 16:19 GMT
#30487
im not saying that AA will want it first or that octarine will be an AA item..im just saying that there is a precedent for picking up a midas, then rushing a big item.
LiquidDota Staff@BluemoonGG_
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
April 28 2015 16:20 GMT
#30488
I guess if the hero is going to be really passive or doesn't need an item like euls to set up kills, then it could be cool. But what supports really need cool down reduction over other items?
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SKC
Profile Joined October 2010
Brazil18828 Posts
April 28 2015 16:21 GMT
#30489
People aren't theorycrafting Octarine builds for supports.
SpiritoftheTunA
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States20903 Posts
April 28 2015 16:23 GMT
#30490
On April 29 2015 01:21 SKC wrote:
People aren't theorycrafting Octarine builds for supports.

wow way to invalidate bluemoon's feelings shitlord
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Sn0_Man
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
Tebellong44238 Posts
April 28 2015 16:24 GMT
#30491
On April 29 2015 01:19 BluemoonSC wrote:
im not saying that AA will want it first or that octarine will be an AA item..im just saying that there is a precedent for picking up a midas, then rushing a big item.

I mean aghs is hardly a big item its 4.2k gold
and aghs is a fundamental game changer on the heros u buy it on, whereas octarine core is like a slight improvement.
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BluemoonSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
SoCal8933 Posts
April 28 2015 16:24 GMT
#30492
imagine being able to stun once every 6 seconds

imagine being able to cast shadow wave once every 4ish seconds

again im not trying to imply that i endorse anything, just think of the possibilities
LiquidDota Staff@BluemoonGG_
SKC
Profile Joined October 2010
Brazil18828 Posts
April 28 2015 16:25 GMT
#30493
On April 29 2015 01:23 SpiritoftheTunA wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 29 2015 01:21 SKC wrote:
People aren't theorycrafting Octarine builds for supports.

wow way to invalidate bluemoon's feelings shitlord

He actually didn't theorycraft any build for any support. He just said if supports can rush Aghs, they could also rush the new items.

The builds people are theorycrafting are ussually on stuff like Lesh, Zeus, Bristle, Necro, etc.
Sn0_Man
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
Tebellong44238 Posts
April 28 2015 16:25 GMT
#30494
wow now 25% better (TM) for only 80% of ur networth
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SpiritoftheTunA
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States20903 Posts
April 28 2015 16:26 GMT
#30495
ogre magi with a pooled aghs and farmed octarine
4.5 sec cd on normal fireblast
4.5 sec cd on unrefined
with a kotl behind him reducing his cd by 4 seconds every 16 seconds

the dream
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SKC
Profile Joined October 2010
Brazil18828 Posts
April 28 2015 16:27 GMT
#30496
Building the item just for the CD reduction is stupid. It's the Spell Vamp that makes it look broken. You will never buy it just to stun every 6 seconds.
Sn0_Man
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
Tebellong44238 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-28 16:28:18
April 28 2015 16:27 GMT
#30497
wait it doesnt work nvm
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SpiritoftheTunA
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States20903 Posts
April 28 2015 16:28 GMT
#30498
On April 29 2015 01:27 SKC wrote:
Building the item just for the CD reduction is stupid. It's the Spell Vamp that makes it look broken. You will never buy it just to stun every 6 seconds.

tell that to experimental pubs ROFL
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BluemoonSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
SoCal8933 Posts
April 28 2015 16:29 GMT
#30499
On April 29 2015 01:27 SKC wrote:
Building the item just for the CD reduction is stupid. It's the Spell Vamp that makes it look broken. You will never buy it just to stun every 6 seconds.


well think about someone like ogre..healed to full.

cast your shadow wave on a surrounded hero..healed to full.

i agree its better on cores like bristle and necro and zeus (all three of which will never be killable) but i think the hp and regen is important too..the cdr is sick..and the lifesteal if you use your abilities right and thats just dirty.

or like...imagine a CM ulti with that item LOL
LiquidDota Staff@BluemoonGG_
SKC
Profile Joined October 2010
Brazil18828 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-28 16:29:55
April 28 2015 16:29 GMT
#30500
If you want low CD fun just play with Str Morph + Kotl and stun people for 15 seconds.
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